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HOËRSKOOL PEARSON HIGH SCHOOL

ISSUE/UITGAWE: 8/ 2015

To add more history, character and tradition to Pearson and our

Summerstrand campus, we have named certain facilities in

honour of those who have made a major contribution to Pearson.

That is why we held a special assembly on the morning of Friday,

8 May. Our two front rugby fields have always been referred to as

‘The A Field’ and ‘The B Field’, but were officially renamed at this

special ceremony on the main field. The B field was renamed the

‘The Smith Field’ in honour of George Smith, who was a Springbok

rugby player with his first match for South Africa on 10 Septem-

ber 1938 against Britain. At that stage he was the

262nd capped Springbok player. The A field was also

renamed in honour of a past Pearsonite, Mr Hannes

Strydom who attended Pearson from 1979-1983 and

played 1st Team Rugby for 2 years. He played his

first game for South Africa against France on 3 July

1993 and is the 586th capped Springbok. He played

lock in the heroic, victorious 1995 team in the year

that South Africa won the World Cup for the first

time. The main field will in future be referred to as

‘The Strydom’. Mr Strydom and his family members

present were asked to join me for the unveiling of

the Strydom name board and the Head Prefects were asked to unveil the

Smith name board. Dit was ’n besonderse eer vir ons om die volgende

Strydom familielede by dié geleentheid te verwelkom. Susters van mnr.

Strydom, mev. Rika Potgieter en Elize Strydom en susterkinders van mnr.

Strydom, Rigardt Potgieter (2013) en Innes Potgieter ’n huidige graad 11-

leerder. Luzaan Potgieter (2014) kon ongelukkig nie bywoon nie.

Some distinguished guests who attended the ceremony were Mr

Stan Terblanche (1964), Craven Week and E.P. rugby player as well

as E.P. rugby captain and coach, and Andrew Johnson (1976) who

played 128 matches for E.P. - 20 as E.P. captain. The first Pearson

XV match on the Strydom was played on Saturday, 9 May against

Hudson Park. Dié opwindende wedstryd wat 19-18 in Pearson se

guns geëindig het, het by dié wonderlike geleentheid gepas.

Die Strydom het sy eerste wen opgelewer!

Friday, 8 May, The school assembled for the ‘Naming of the Fields’Ceremony

CONGRATULATIONS TO / GELUK AAN

* die volgende atlete wat deelgeneem het aan Landloop teen Framesby: o/14: Pieter Mertens 1ste,

Jessica Burger 2de, Megan Snyman 3de ; o/15: Lisa

Venter 2de ; Kris-Mari Voges 3de ; o/16: Ian Venter

4de ; o/17: Nicola Verwey 1ste, Courtney Shaw 4de ;

o/19: Camryn Riddle 1ste, Munro Munnik 3de.

Geluk met die puik uitslae! Die Landloop Aflos-

wedloop teen Framesby: Pearson wen die gemengde

spanafdeling: Munro Munnik, Camryn Riddle,

Gareth Wickens, Nicola Verwey en Pearson wen die

dogterswedloop: Megan Snyman, Kris-Mari Voges,

Jessica Beukes, Lisa Venter. Pearson se gemengde

span was 2de algeheel uit 43 spanne! Lisa Venter het

die 3de vinnigste tyd van al die dogters behaal en

Nicola Verwey het die 4de vinnigste tyd gehardloop.

Welgedaan!

* the following players that have been chosen for

Eastern Cape Netball teams: u/14: Tara de Koker & Britney van der Merwe ; u/15: Buhle Kunene &

Kaylin Bouwer ; u/16: Mekayla Potgieter & Abigail van Rensburg ; u/17: Carlyle Bromfield ;

u/18: Amanda Tyala & Tadia Siwisa.

* the following Junior Chess players who participated in Round 1 of League A vs Collegiate:

Timothy Scott , De Raven Stoltz, Ruben Smith, William Hayward, Wesley Loxton, Himson To,

Colin O’Linsky & Rogan Venter. They scored 7 Game Points. Geluk aan De Raven Stoltz—sy

uitslae vir die skaak: O.P.-Proewe in Rondte 1 en 2: 1ste in die o/16-Afdeling. Welgedaan!

* Dieter Willemse & Graeme Witte who have been selected to represent South Africa at the World

Scout Jamborees in Japan later this year.

* Pascalé Potgieter: verower ’n derde plek in die Hein Nidan-afdeling en ’n eerste plek in die Kata-

afdeling in die groen tot pers gordel dogters 13-14 jaar oud-afdeling by die All

Styles National Kampioenskappe op Uitenhage. Sy is dus die S.A.-Kampioen van

haar afdeling in die Kata-afdeling.

* the following who won medals in their respective age groups at the Nelson

Mandela Bay Biathle Championship: Stephan Voster (Silver), Jessica Beukes (Gold)

& Munro Munnik (Gold). They have also been selected to represent NMB at the E.P.

Championships in East London on 24 May. Mr Peter also won a gold medal on the

Sunday and has been selected as the team captain for the Senior Boys and Men.

Munro & Mr Peter

* Emma Finestone who won a Silver Medal in the u/20 category and Isabella

Finestone who won a Gold Medal in the u/17 category at the Eastern Cape Fencing Championships.

Both represented Eastern Province at the South African Fencing Championships in Bloemfontein.

* Emma Finestone won a Bronze Medal at the Eastern Cape Modern Pentathlon Championships in

the Youth A Age Group. She is also qualified for the South African Modern Pentathlon Champion-

ships in Stellenbosch.

* Peter Coffey who came second in the u/16 division at the S.A. Longboarding Surfing Champion-

ships.

Agter: Ulrich Britz, Munro Munnik, Gareth Wickens

Ian Venter - Middel: Pieter Mertens

Voor: Megan Snyman, Nicola Verwey, Jessica Beukes,

Camryn Riddle, Lisa Venter en Kris-Mari Voges

Congratulations continued..

* Heather Phillips who was selected as a

non-travelling reserve for the E.P. u/18

Girls’ Hockey Team ; Hannah Werth was

selected for the E.P. u/18B Team and Sayuri

Padayachee, Caitlin Gouws & Simone

Upman were selected for the E.P. u/18A

Team.

Sayuri Simone

Caitlin

* Mr James who was selected for the Eastern Province Athletics Team taking part in the S.A. Masters

Athletics Championships. His results are:

4th in the 200m final (Age 35 – 40), Bronze Medal

in the 100m final (Age 35 – 40) and a Silver Medal

in the 4 x 100m relay.

* the following four boys who were selected for the E.P. Academy Rugby Team: Tristan Brown, Emile du Plessis, Temba Boltina & Kyle Scott.

* the following who competed in the 2015 S.A. National Life Saving Competition: Ashleigh

Vaughan: 1st in Junior Beach Relay, u/17 Female Board Rescue & Junior Female Ski Relay, 2nd in

u/17 Female Single Ski, Female Board Race & Junior Female Taplin Relay, 3rd in Junior Female Board

Relay, Junior Female Rescue Tube Rescue & u/17 Female Iron Woman, 5th in u/17 Female Beach

Flags, 6th in u/17 Female Beach Sprint & u/17 Female Surf Swim, 10th in Junior Female Double Ski &

11th in u/17 Female Beach Run. Ashleigh obtained 9 medals! Kelsey Vaughan: 1st in Junior Female

Beach Relay, 2nd in u/19 Female Beach Flags, 4th in Junior Female Taplin Relay & u/19 Female Beach

Sprint, 5th in u/19 Female Surf Swim & Female Beach Run, 8th in u/19 Female Board Race, 9th in Junior

Female Double Ski. Lara Odendaal: 1st in Junior Female Ski Relay & u/17 Female Board Rescue, 3rd

in Junior Female Board Relay, 4th in Junior Female Beach Relay, Junior Female Taplin Relay & u/17

Female Board Race, 9th in Junior Female Double Ski. Camryn Riddle: 2nd in u/17 Female Beach Run,

3rd in Junior Female Rescue Tube Rescue & 4th in Junior Female Beach Relay, Junior Female Taplin Re-

lay & u/17 Female Beach Flags. Kris-Mari Voges: 2nd in u/15 Female Beach Run, 4th in Junior Female

Beach Relay, 6th in u/15 Female Beach Sprint. Damien de Chalain: 2nd in Junior Male Beach Relay &

u/19 Male Beach Sprint, 4th in u/19 Male Beach Run, 5th in u/19 Male Beach Flags, 6th in Junior Male

Rescue Tube Rescue. Kyle Mortimer: 4th in u/17 Male Beach Run, 6th in Junior Male Rescue Tube Res-

cue, 8th in u/17 Male Beach Flags. Amy Bellairs: 14th in u/16 Female Surf Swim. Ally Giddy: 2nd in

u/19 Female Beach Sprint, 4th in u/19 Female Beach Flags, 11th in Female Beach Run.

* Joshua Armstrong who was selected for the u/15 Indoor Cricket South Africa Team.

* the following girls who were selected for the u/14 Provincial Hockey Squad: Emma Viviers, Tori

White, Chelsey Baumgarten, Kirsten Barnard, Amber Seitz & Megan Snyman.

* the following girls who were selected for the E.P. u/16B Hockey Team: Roxy van Wyk, Kyra

Jurgens, Ashleigh Vaughan, Non-travelling reserve: Danielle Garner ; for the u/16A Team: Nicole

de Villers (Goalkeeper), Micaela Giltrow, Kaylin Fourie, Lisa de Villiers & Ongie Mali.

* the following hockey boys were selected to represent Eastern Province in 2015: u/18A: Mark

Zonneveld, Meldon Clark, Jason McGillivray ; u/18B: Wade van Zyl, Arno van Jaarsveld, André

Potgieter ; u/16A: Steven McGillivray, Jacques Potgieter, Keeran Forbes, Immanuel Conley ;

u/16B: Delron Simons, Julian Dalton, Eliah Barties ; Non-travelling reserve u/16: Tristan

O’Connell ; u/14A: Matthew Lewis ; u/14B: Michael Rhodes, James Goodwin.

* die volgende atlete het aan die Interskole Landloop deelgeneem: 1ste plekke: Pieter Mertens (o/14),

Nicola Verwey (0/17), Camryn Riddle (0/19) ; 2de plekke: Jessica Beukes (o/14), Lisa Venter

(o/15) ; 3de plekke: Megan Snyman (o/14), Kris-Mari Voges (0/15), Courtney Shaw (o/17). Ian

Venter, Gareth Wickens en Ülrich Britz het ook deelgeneem en steeds in die Top 10 geëindig.

Welgedaan!

DERBY DAY VS HUDSON PARK, EAST LONDON

RUGBY

U/14B won 22-0 U/14A lost 12-14 U/15B lost 0-25 U/15A lost 5-22 U/16A lost 5-17

Robert van Onselen on his way to the try-line

3rd lost 7-25 2nd won 17-12 1st won 19-18

KEEPING PEARSON’S NAME HIGH! Ryan Beens, Luke Stroud & Reinhard Strumpher were praised for their as-

sistance and involvement at the First Lego League table at the ICT Stall of the

NMMU Open Day. They impressed the head of the Information and Technolo-

gy Department, Mrs Church, with their appearance and help and enthusiasm.

Well done to them.

NETBAL

14A wen 24-10 Beste speler: Athandile Plaatjies

14B wen 13-6 Beste speler: Camren Adams

14C wen 15-1 Beste speler: Nikita Bezuidenhout

16A wen 20-4 Beste speler: Marilize Olivier

16B verl. 10-14 Beste speler: Yolanda Tyala

16C1 wen 5-3 Beste speler: Tasneem Webb

16C2 verl. 1-12 Beste speler: Karen Ndlovu Mr van Staden cutting the ribbon to officially

16D1 wen 10-7 Beste speler: Julia Nunan open the 1st Team Netball Court

16D2 wen 7-0 Beste speler: Hlumisa Nobatyi

18A wen 26-20 Beste speler: Kristen Basson

18B verl. 12-15 Beste speler: Nastasha Nell

18C wen 23-8 Beste speler: Ilke Barkhuizen

BOYS’ HOCKEY

1st won 6-0

2nd won 5-1 Mr van Staden congratulates Mr Reg Sharp

16A won 2-0 Head Coach of the 1st Netball Team, on the

14A won 2-1 exceptional role he has played in the

16B lost 1-2 success of Pearson Netball

GIRLS’ HOCKEY

1st won 3-0 (Simone Upman 2, Ashleigh Vaughan)

2nd won 1-0 (Mikaila Kliment)

U/16A won 4-2 (Megan Roos, Megan Snyman, Melissa van Wyk, Kyra Jurgens)

U/16B won 1-0 (Zandalee Coetzee)

U/14A won 4-1 (Megan Snyman 2, Nicolizé Engelbrecht, Kirsten Barnard)

U/14B won 2-0 (Jade Vaughan)

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SQUASH

1st team vs Collegiate won 10-9

2nd team vs Kirkwood High School lost 6-9

1st team vs Woodridge lost 8-11

1st team vs Framesby won 9-8

NETBALL VS FRAMESBY

14A lost 15-19 Best player: Britney van der Merwe

14B won 20-11 Best player: Mieke du Toit

14C won 17-4 Best player: Jenna Pote

14D won 6-5 Best player: Cayla Joubert

16A lost 9-24 Best player: Anelise Olivier

16B lost 11-18 Best player: Yolanda Tyala

16C1 lost 6-25 Best player: Ané Meyer

16C2 lost 7-9 Best player: Danielle Buys

18A lost 16-25 Best player: Shari McGear

18B lost 10-21 Best player: Bianca Claassen

18C1 lost 9-32 Best player: Chantelle O'Kennedy

18C2 lost 4-28 Best player: Hannah Stroud

NETBALL VS COLLEGIATE

14A won 31-8 Best player: Nadine Burley 14B won 18-14 Best player: Tara-Leigh Steyn 14C won 22-2 Best player: Jenna Pote 14D won 19-0 Best player: Skye Adcock 16A won 26-9 Best player: Jesse Fourie 16B won 20-7 Best player: Anneke Coetzer 16C1 won 11-4 Best player: Shade Zwennis 16C2 won 11-2 Best player: Maritsa Els 16D1 won 10-0 Best player: Chelsea Geswindt 18A won 29-14 Best player: Shari McGear 18B won 22-4 Best player: Bianca Claassen/Khanya Msizi 18C1 won 24-14 Best player: Roné Le Roux 18C2 won 14-0 Best player: Kaylin Ruhrmund

HOCKEY VS COLLEGIATE

1st won 3-1

2nd drew 2-2

3rd lost 0-1

4th lost 0-3

u/16A lost 0-1

u/16B lost 0-2

u/16D vs Coll u/15A lost 1-3

u/16E vs Coll u/16D lost 1-3

u/16F vs Coll u/15B lost 0-1

u/14A lost 0-3

u/14B lost 0-3

u/14C drew 1-1

u/14D lost 0-1

Well done

to our

1st Team -

Well

Played!

TENNIS

Girls vs Collegiate 1st team: drew 5-5 2nd team: lost 0-10 3rd team: lost 0-10 4th team: lost 0-10 5th team: won 8-2 against Victoria Park Boys vs Framesby and D.F. Malherbe: 1st team: drew 5-5 2nd team: won 8-2 4th team: drew 5-5 5th team: won 10-0 3rd team: drew 5-5 against D.F. Malherbe

GIRLS’ NETBALL

VS CAPE RECIFE 16E won 15-6 Best player: Taylor Penrith

VS KABEGA CHRISTIAN SCHOOL 18C won 32-2 Best player: Roné le Roux 14B won 28-1 Best player: Alakhe Madlingozi

POETRY SOCIETY

On 15 May, the Poetry Society held their 2015 Inaugural Open Mic evening. It was a celebration of both

written and sung poetry, with special guests, the Red Hearts (Tania and Bianca) singing “Beneath

you’re beautiful” and Tumi with her rendition of “Soul in mind” by Lira. Vocalists also included

Zimkita who sang John Legend’s “Everybody Knows” and Caitlyn who sang “If I die young” . Poems

were read by Lilo, Zara, Bianca and Lwazi . Highlights included original poems by Adrienne and Lutho.

It was a most enjoyable evening and it is wonderful to see the budding talent displayed by our Pearson

learners.

Dying of thirst, Or sipping society’s insipid secretion… Our only options while on our peregrination Quest for greatness, love and prosperity Instead of ecstasy we’re met with bigotry. In a world where 1 cannot prosper without knowing Where corruption fuels our political system, Can there be any good left in me or you? Or have we become just collectable trophies in society’s museum. Pearson’s Open Mic Performers

Perhaps, we have become those whom the ground will open up on. If not, are we just exploring the opulent lifestyle while we seek asylum. When did life get so complex? When did the public defender become the transgressor? Could this have been when we became so fixated on tones, ethnic groups and complexion? Or when barbarity started to supersede our morals.

Lutho Silo

INTERACT GRANNY TEA: FRIDAY, 15 MAY

Kirsti Louw with

some grannies at

the Granny Tea at

Pearson

Thandi Burgess

Serving at the

Granny Tea

The Pearson

Band enter-

taining the

Grannies and

Grandpas at the

Tea

A wonderful afternoon was enjoyed by all our special guests.

IMPORTANT DATES / In the next 2 weeks

BELANGRIKE DATUMS / In die volgende 2 weke

22/5/2015: - Deary Day: Reunion Assembly

- Boys’ Hockey & Netball vs Kingswood College (Home)

- 2nd

vs Framesby

23/5/2015: - Rugby & Girls’ Hockey vs Kingswood College (Home)

- Photographic Arts Annual Exhibition: (08:00—14:00)

26/5/2015: - Examinations start: Gr 10—12

29/5/2015: - Hockey vs York (Home)

- Rugby vs Daniel Pienaar (Home)

2/6/2015: - Examinations start for Gr 8 & 9

5&6/6/2015: - Boys’ Hockey, Rugby, Girls’ Hockey & Netball vs Woodridge

College (Home)

15/6/2015: - School Holiday

16/6/2015: - Youth Day

23/6/2015: - Examinations End

24&25/6/2015: - Grade 11 Work Shadow

24-28/6/2015: - Art & Design Tour to Cape Town

26/6/2015: - Skole Sluit

YEARBOOK/JAARBOEK 2015

SPECIAL APPEAL FOR PAGE SPONSORSHIP

We appeal to all parents to sponsor a page in the Yearbook at R150.

Your name will appear at the bottom as the sponsor of that page or you

could sponsor a “brick” on a page at R50.

Ons vra ouers om ons asseblief te ondersteun deur ’n bladsy teen R150, of

’n “baksteen” op ’n blaai, teen R50 te borg.

PEARSON WEER DIE TOP REDENAARSKOOL! Te oordeel na ons prestasies by die ATKV-Redenaarskompetisie, is ons beslis ’n redenaar-

skool par excellence. Ons het vyf leerders in die

halfeindrondte gehad: Christelle Potgieter, Jani

Gerber, Jean-Marie Malan in die Huistaal Afdeling

en Carla de Klerk en Samantha Pieters in die

Eerste Addisionele Taal Afdeling wat Vrydag, 15 Mei

aan die semifinaal van die Oos-Kaap, Suid-Kaap en

Overberg streke deelgeneem het. Jani & Samantha

is as wenners in hul onderskeie afdelings

aangewys—die beste uit 20 en 14 sprekers

onderskeidelik en dring deur na die Landsfinaal

wat 21 Augustus in Rawsonville by die Goudini-spa plaasvind. Ons is trots op hulle!

NEW BANKING DETAILS FOR

CLOTHING SHOP

NUWE BANKBESONDERHEDE VIR

KLEREWINKEL

The banking details for the Clothing Shop have changed.

Please deposit any money for the Clothing Shop into the

following account:

Account Name: Jenvey Development Trust

Account Number: 372 131 921 Branch Code: 051001

Ref.: JDT/child’s name and surname

email: clothing@pearsonhs.ecape.school.za

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